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An architect’s plan for the new South entrance at the Düsseldorf Fairgrounds
Corporatenews
COMPLETE
reconstruction
of
the
southern entrance and the adjoining
Hall 1 has begun at the Düsseldorf
Fairgrounds.
The supervisory board and shareholders
of Messe Düsseldorf GmbH have declared
their approval, and thus the starting point
has been reached for one of the most
ambitious construction projects in the
history of the company.
“We can now implement our master
plan for the complete modernisation
and renovation of our premises, our
home base,” said Werner M Dornscheidt,
chairman and CEO of Messe Düsseldorf,
adding: “As usual, it will all be done
without subsidies.”
The capital expenditure for the southern
section amounts to €140 million. In total,
Messe Düsseldorf will invest around €636
million in its premises before 2030.
The work started in May and is scheduled
to be completed by summer 2019. The
blueprint for the work comes from the
Düsseldorf-based architectural company
slapa oberholz pszczulny architekten.
The new South entrance will give Messe
Düsseldorf a modern presence on the
banks of the river Rhine, looking out
over the city of Düsseldorf. Trade fair
visitors and convention delegates will
be welcomed by a new illuminated and
translucent canopy, 7,800m
2
in size and
around 20m high.
This
structure
will
be
a
strong
architectural landmark at this highly
visible point in the exhibition centre.
Jurek Slapa, managing partner at sop
architekten, said: “The canopy will give
the Messe Düsseldorf a new façade and a
distinctive location at this unique position
between the Rhine and the Nordpark.”
The South entrance is to open onto
the forecourt via a façade constructed
entirely of glass, 93 metres in length.
Required services such as cash desks and
cloakrooms will be found in this 2,000m
2
space.
The first floor is to contain a glass-walled
meeting room coming out into the foyer,
affording a view of the entrance and the
forecourt. In addition, the entire foyer
will be available as an event location. The
forecourt will also contain the entrance to
the underground car park with 300 spaces
as well as bus stops and a taxi rank.
The scope of the renovation of the South
entrance also includes the reconstruction
of Hall 1. To this end, Messe Düsseldorf
plans to demolish the current Halls 1 and
2, which are smaller, and replace them
with a new build. Hall 1, measuring 158m
x 77m, with over 12,000m
2
of floor space,
will then be around the same size as Halls
8a and 8b.
The new hall will meet the high technical
standards that the entire trade fair centre
is subject to. It will be accessible via seven
gates, with suspensions from the hall
ceiling being as easy to configure as it is
to set up stands using the hall floor.
Pedestrians can use the bridge on the
first floor to cross between the hall and
the Congress Center Düsseldorf (CCD). As
well as being connected to Halls 3 and 4,
there will be a main route leading from
the South entrance directly to the rest of
the premises.
In 2017 and 2018, the transitioning years
during which the building work will occur,
the Tube exhibitors previously housed
in Halls 1 and 2 will be provided with
alternative, attractive stand options in
halls 16 and 17, so Tube 2018 will be held
in halls 3 to 7 and halls 16 and 17. The
exhibitors of wire 2018 will present their
innovations in halls 9 to 16.
Messe Düsseldorf GmbH – Germany
Website
:
www.messe-duesseldorf.dewire 2018 and Tube 2018
benefit from renovation